Husband Judge Charles Corbet 1
Born: 6 Jun 1851 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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Father: William Wakefield Corbet (1827-1904) 3
Mother: Elizabeth A. McCrea ( -Aft 1917) 4
Marriage: 26 Sep 1876 5
Wife Mary A. Darrah 5
Born: - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA
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Father: Edward H. Darrah (1826-1890) 6
Mother: Hannah J. Clark (1826-1910) 7
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1 M William Wakefield Corbet 5
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2 M Darrah Corbet 5
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3 F Jessie R. Corbet 5 8
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Spouse: Harry Maclay Curll ( - ) 5 8
Marr: 17 Apr 1906 8
4 F Mary Corbet 5
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General Notes: Husband - Judge Charles Corbet
He was born in Wayne township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, at which time his parents were temporarily residing at a place then known as McCrea's Furnace. He was still an infant at the time of his parents' return to their home in Brookville, Jefferson County, and there he availed himself in due time of the advantages afforded in the public school, supplemented by some private instruction. He began reading law under the preceptorship of Hon. Isaac G. and Alec L. Gordon, partners, as Gordon & Brother. He devoted himself to his technical studies, and, after thoroughly grounding himself in the principles of jurisprudence and practice of law, he proved himself eligible, upon examination, to membership in the bar of Jefferson County, to which, on attaining to the age of twenty-one years, he was admitted in the year 1872. That his professional novitiate was of brief duration is indicated by the fact that on the 14th of October of the following year he was elected District Attorney of Jefferson County. He assumed the duties of that office in December following, and continued therein until the first Monday of January, 1877. At the same election at which he was chosen District Attorney, Hon. Isaac G. Gordon was elected a member of the Supreme court of the State, and A. L. Gordon immediately tendered Judge Corbet a partnership with him in the law business, Gordon & Corbet succeeding Gordon & Brother. This alliance continued until the death of Mr. A. L. Gordon, in 1885. Judge Corbet very soon made a fine record as a trial lawyer of much versatility and resourcefulness. From the death of A. L. Gordon until his elevation to the bench, Judge Corbet conducted a large and representative individual practice, except for a period of five years, during which the Hon. George A. Jenks and he were associated as partners. His connection with the Jefferson county bar was long and honorable, covering a period of nearly half a century. On November 2, 1915, he was elected President Judge of the county and district.
On the 20th of February, 1877, Judge Corbet was elected a member of the borough council of Brookville, and served one term. He served consecutively as a member of the directorate of the National Bank of Brookville beginning January 12, 1886, and beginning January 14, 1913, he held the office of president of that stanch financial institution. In the time-honored Masonic fraternity he received the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in the consistory at Williamsport; at Altoona he was affiliated with Jaffa Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and his York Rite affiliations are: Hobah Lodge, No. 276, Free & Accepted Masons, and Jefferson Chapter, No. 225, Royal Arch Masons, at Brookville; and Bethany Commandery, No. 83, Knights Templar, at DuBois, Clearfield county. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church of Brookville, of which he was a trustee for many years.